[Steppes] Santiago de Compostela

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Why, the scallop shell, of course! 

Xene





>This is actually the pilgrimage Baron Thomas of Tenby and Lady Ysabeau will 
>be taking next summer. They have been planning it for a long time.
>
>Did they make little medals along with the badge? Or is the badge the medal?
>
>Chiara
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jann Mays" <hlgabrielle at yahoo.com>
>To: "Chiara Francesca" <chiara.francesca at gmail.com>; "steppes" 
><steppes at lists.ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 4:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [Steppes] Santiago de Compostela
>
>
>> Good point!  I tried to find my French history book, but I apparently 
>> didn't put it back.  I'll keep looking around the house.  I think it may 
>> have had a picture in it.  I don't remember us discussing in class about 
>> any badges given out, though.
>> Gab
>>
>> Chiara Francesca <chiara.francesca at gmail.com> wrote: What are the 
>> pilgrimage badges that are passed out then and now?
>>
>> Chiara
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jann Mays"
>> To: "Catalina Elvira Osorio Lopez de Xerez" ;
>>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 3:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Steppes] Santiago de Compostela
>>
>>
>>> We learned about this in French History class at UNT.  In French, it is
>>> referred to as Saint Jacques de Compostelle (otherwise Sant Iago de
>>> Compostela).   Interesting bit of trivia that we learned was that the map
>>> drawn of the road, the inns, the "calvaires," and the monasteries where
>>> one could sleep, is now referred to as the first "Michelin Guide" (or
>>> first travel guide) in history.
>>>
>>> Occasionally, PBS runs a documentary on this called "Saint James Way."
>>>
>>> Gabrielle
>>>
>>> Catalina Elvira Osorio Lopez de Xerez  wrote:
>>> Camino de Santiago de Campostela
>>> Medieval pilgrims inspire modern tourists
>>>
>>> by Gael Stirler
>>>
>>> The legends of James, the brother of Jesus, tell how he traveled to Spain
>>> and preached the gospel after the death and resurrection of Christ. He
>>> returned to Jerusalem and was beheaded by Herod Agrippa in 44 AD, but his
>>> followers rescued his remains and an angel miraculously returned his body
>>> to
>>> Spain in a stone boat. The apostle and his two disciples were entombed
>>> near
>>> the northwest tip of Spain and forgotten until the 9th century when the
>>> tomb
>>> was discovered by a hermit, Pelayo, in a "field of stars," or campo
>>> stella.
>>> His bishop, Theodomir, built a church on the spot and news spread fast of
>>> this new shrine. The Church encouraged pilgrimages to Santiago (Saint
>>> James)
>>> in the 13th century because the Saracens had blocked the route to the 
>>> Holy
>>> Land and the Papacy had relocated from Rome to Avingon, France. 
>>> Christians
>>> and Moors were in a struggle for supremacy of the Iberian peninsula, and
>>> the
>>> influx of pilgrims helped to secure the northern part of Spain. Donations
>>> by
>>> wealthy pilgrims helped to build more elaborate churches along the way as
>>> well as refuges, hospitals, and hotels.
>>>
>>> The Journey
>>>
>>>
>>> The Camino crossed the Pyrenees and turned west. Click to enlarge.
>>>
>>>
>>> The Camino, or road, to Campostela was not one road but many that 
>>> funneled
>>> into Santiago from all over Europe. [See a map of all the routes, here.]
>>> The
>>> most famous part of the Camino began at the Basilica of St. Mary
>>> Magdalene,
>>> in the center of France at Vézelay, then headed southwest through the
>>> Limosin and Aquitaine regions before crossing the Pyranees mountains into
>>> Spain at Pamplona. From there the Camino proceeds west across the high
>>> plains of Spain.
>>>
>>> Many came for a miracle, others for forgiveness or to fulfill a vow, and
>>> some traveled the Camino for adventure.
>>>
>>>
>>> Pilgrims, or perigrinos as they say in Spain, mostly traveled on foot, 
>>> but
>>> some of the wealthier pilgrims preferred to go by horseback. The
>>> historical
>>> guidebooks say that the trip from southern France to Santiago de
>>> Campostela
>>> took 28 days by horseback, and more than 2 months on foot...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Catalina
>>> Sanguinem dumtaxat causam virtutis pendate
>>>
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